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Constitution of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1991, as amended to 2015
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
The State pursues the policy of promoting unity and equality among all ethnic groups. All ethnic groups have the right to protect, preserve and promote the fine customs and cultures of their own and of the nation. All acts creating division and discrimination among ethnic groups are prohibited.
… (Art. 8) - Lao
ລັດ ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສາມັກຄີ ແລະ ສະເໝີພາບ ລະຫວ່າງຊົນເຜົ່າຕ່າງໆ. ທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າລ້ວນແຕ່ມີສິດປົກປັກຮັກສາ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຮີດຄອງປະເພນີ ແລະ ວັດທະນະທຳອັນດີງາມຂອງຕົນແລະ ຂອງຊາດ. ຫ້າມທຸກການກະທຳທີ່ເປັນການແບ່ງແຍກ ແລະ ການປະພຶດທີ່ເປັນການຈຳແນກ ລະຫວ່າງຊົນເຜົ່າ.
… (ມາດຕາ. 8) (ປັບປຸງ)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
Lao citizens are all equal before the law regardless women or men, social status, education, beliefs and ethnic group. (Art. 35)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ໂດຍບໍ່ຈໍາແນກຍິງຊາຍ, ຖານະທາງດ້ານສັງຄົມ, ລະດັບການສຶກສາ, ຄວາມເຊື່ອຖື ແລະຊົນເຜົ່າ ລ້ວນແຕ່ມີຄວາມສະເໝີພາບຕໍ່ໜ້າກົດໝາຍ. (ມາດຕາ 35)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
Lao citizens both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)
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Constitution of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1991, as amended to 2015 (English). According to Art. 110: “The Lao language and Lao script are the language and script officially used.”